Railway-construction machine.



J. B. HOGE.

RAILWAY coms'rauonou MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2-, 1912.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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J. B. HOGE.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1912.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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A/fomley J. B. HOGE.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1912.

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RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION MACHINE.

APPLIOA T IOH'IILED MAY 2, 1912,

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RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1912.

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RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION MACHINE.

Specification'of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 22, 1914.v

. Application filed May 2, 1912. Serial No. 694,664.

Tana whom itmrpy 0 7 i Be nthat I, JAMES B. Hocn,.a

citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain'newv and usefulImprovements in Railway-Construction Machines, of which the following isa specification, reference being had there in to the accompanyingdrawing.

My invention relates to machines of the type heretofore described in mycopending crimped over flanges or other projectingv parts on either therail or the ties, the rails of the track being firstpositioned onsupports placed at intervals and the ties laid beneath them. At theoutset, however, I

wish it understood that my invention is not limited to an embodiment ina machine of this specific type. In other words, broadly the means usedby me in the accomplishment of my invention may be given differentstructural forms by those skilled in the art, and may be operativelyused in the same basic arrangement either in part or as a whole as mayseem fit in any case. 1

In the accompanying drawings I illustrate my invention as embodied in'amachine of the specific type above mentioned and will describe myinvention with reference to these drawings. Y

Elementally, in terms ofthe mechanisms employed, the machine of myinvention comprises a main frame adapted to be supported from and ingaged relation to, and moved along a trackway, an auxiliary frameassociated with said main frame and adjustable with respect thereto, andrailsecuring mechanism carried by and adjustable with said auxiliaryframe to an operative position in the plane of a rail, the said securingmeans consisting essentially of two devices, a tie lifting deviceadapted to lift a tie to and hold the same in engagement with the underside of a rail, and a rail fastening device adapted to operate on .afastening positioned in the proper relation with respect to the rail andthe tie to fasten the two to gether as held by the tie lifting device.As-

now organized the machine includes-devices of this character induplicate, a set for op provision is made for, simultaneous and.cooperative operatlon of the dBVICQS, whereby rapidity of actionassured. 1

The'detail features of my invention and its operat on will be fullycomprehended from the drawings.

elevation of the machine, Fig. 2 is a side elevation, Fig. 3 is ageneral plan'view, Fig. 1 1s :-a' transverse section on a line at rightangles to the trackway on line 4-1 of Fig.

3, Figs. 5 and 6 area plan and, elevation,

respectively, with parts in section of certain details of the operatingconnections,Fig. 7

a plan view diagrammatically illustrating gearing connections betweendevices on. opposite sides ofthe machine, and showing in'detail theforms of certain parts ofithe lifting devices, Fig. 8 shows the systemof power control, and Figs. 9 to 12 showthe vario us fasteningmeanswhich may be employed, Fig. 13 illustrates the method of positioning therails and ties preliminary to fastening the rails to the ties.

The machine is built upon a pair of axles 10 provided with wheels 11(Figs. 1. to 3), andjby the track wheels 11. is supported from and abovein gaged relation to, and movable along a trackway. A main frame 12connects the. axles to each other. frame isbowed upwardly to form as itwere abridge between the'axles, the axles passing through end portionsor lugs 13, and the frame being fixed positioned on the axles by.

means of adjustable collars 14 mounted on the axles, and bearing one oneach side of 'both rails are simultaneouslysecured and and speed of workis Of the drawings: Figure 1 is a front I This each end of, the frame12. As shown the frame 12 is of skeleton construction, and is conformedspeciallyto make room for the,

mechanisms on the opposite sidesof the machine as clearly illustrated inFig. 3, but this mainframe may very readily be constructed in any otherdesired form.

On each side of the main frame 12 and wardly between the axlesas clearlyshown These frames 15 are also skeleton frames, and are bowed up in Fig.2.. The axles passthrough bearing blocks 16 :adjustablymounted slots 17', 'I i pendently of the main frame, their ends may be'adjusted withrespect to each other, and any leg of the frame (see Fig.3) w1th're- I1' f nected, with the main frame 12 by meansof screw rods 22 (Figs. 1and 3) secured by one in each leg of the auxiliary frame, the

legs of the frame being two in number at each end of the frame and beingdisposed one on each side of the plane of the track wheels 11 wherebythe main body 18 of the auxiliary frame overlies the track rail in eachcase.

A screw 19 and hand wheel 20 threaded through the frame 15 verticallyabove each bearing block 16 and provided on its lower end with aswiveled head 21 adapted to bear 1 on the corresponding block 16 isprovided in connection with each bearingblock 16 for" the-purpose ofeflecting vertical adjustment of the auxiliary frame. By this means theauxiliary frames may be ad usted indespect to any other leg. v Theauxiliary frames are ad ustably conmeans of nuts 23 to lugs 24 to thelower outer ends of the main frame 12 and projecting through verticalslotted lugs 25 on the adjacent legs of the auxiliary frames 15. I Bymeans of the nuts 26 on opposite sides of the lugs 25, the auxiliaryframes 15 may be adjusted laterally with respect to the main frame 12,which frame is fixed 1n position by collars 14, and when once adjusted-may be clamped fixedly in position.

vTheauxiliary frames are simply slided laterally on the axles 10 ineffecting this adjustment.

Supported substantially from the middle of the auxiliary frames 15 arethe rail securing' mechanisms comprising the tie liftingdevice-designated generallyL (Figs. '1 and 3), and the rail fasteningdevice designated generally S, operatively associated together 1 frames.15.

(see Figs. 1, 3 and 1). As clearly shown these devices are motoroperated by means of compressed air or other fluid source, of

power.

The tie lifting device comprises lifting claws 27 '(see Figs. 2 and 4:)carried on the lower ends of vertically reciprocable and rotatable rods28. There are'four of these claws in connection with each tie liftingdevice (Fig. 3), the rods 28 being given a rectangular arrangement, andthe claws thereby operated two on each 'side of the longitudinalvertical plane of a track rail when the machine is in operativeposition. While'I prefer to use this number of claws having thisparticular positional arrangement, I may use a greater or less number ofthem as will be apparent. lhe rods 28 are journaled inbearings29-connected with the I The upper endsof these rods areconnected by a four point equalizingconnection to the piston rod 30 ofthe operating'cylinder upwardly.

cally mounted, and the gears 41 on the opor motor 31 positionedcentrally between.

them on bridge 32 (Fig. 4) and pointing This equalizing connection(Figs. 3, 5 and 6) comprises pivoted link connections 33 between "eachlongitudinal pair of rods 28, and a transverse pivot link connection 34between the connections 33,

thepiston rod 30 being pivotally connected to the central portion ofthis transverse link 34. The pivotal connections used are of the doublebearing type (Fig. 6). whereby the construction is rendered sturdy anddu rable, the bearing connection on'each end of the strains at thejoints themselves. With reference to Fig. 6 it will be clearly seen thatthe rods 28 have a swivel connection at their upper ends withthetrunnions 35 whereby they maybe rotated freely. I

A flange 36 is provided at the upper end "the pivot pins or trunnions 35equalizing of the piston rod 30, and seated on this flange and bearingagainst the transverse link 31 are springs 37 on each-side of the rod 30acting to bias the link 34: and the pairs of rods 28 to a defined normalrelative' position. -These springs may also be provided between thelinks 33 and their central trunnions 35 if desired, to maintain the rods28 and claws 27' 'of any pair in defined normal relative positions.

Extending parallel to the rods '28 and fixedly secured to the sides ofthecylinder 31 are guide rods 38 on which; slides the cross head 39connected with the piston rod 30 (F igs. 1 and 5). The claws 27 may beraised and lowered through the reciprocation of the rods 28 bythe motor31..

The rods 28 are rotatedly geared together whereby the claws 27 may berotated or moved laterally into engaging position. A

closed train of gears 10 connects them, the

gear on each rod being splined thereto as clearly shown in Fig. 7whereby rotary moposite sides of the machine are linked together forsimultaneous operation by means of a chain 42. Turn buckles 43 areprovided in thischain for adjustingit. Connecting with one of theseturnbuckles 43 is the piston rod 44: of a compressedair cylauxiliary frames15 substantially parallel to the line of the chain 42 (Figs. 1 and 3).

By this means the tie lifting claws on opvinder or motor 45 mounted onone of the I posite sidesof the machine may be simul-;'

taneously rotated into and out offengaging positions. j I a I The railfastening devices are mounted in close proximity to the tie liftingdevices just described and inv a; common transverse plane.- On eachsideof the machine are. two

46 .(Figid) in the form of a togglelever pivoted at itsnpper end toacentml P tion 47 of the auxiliary frame and adapted to have its lowerend 418 moved laterally to drive a fastening. The fastening in thisinstance is in the form of a U-shaped me tallic clip l9 passing throughthe flange 5O of metallic tie 51 and havingan upwardly projecting end oneach side of. the rail flange 52. The toggle lever 46 is provided.

on its driving endwitha roller 53 to effect the driving-in operation ofthe ends of the clip 49 without undue friction and without jamming.

Near its lower endthe toggle lever 46 is connected bymeans'of, a linkfil with the short arm on bell crank lever 55 pivoted at 56 to the framel5and connected at its 0p.- posite end by means of the'link 57 with thecross head 58 of a compressed air operating motor 59 seated on thebridge 60 of the frame 15. a

The units of each of thesev fastening de vices areconnected by means ofconduits 61 for simultaneous operation. The simultaneous control oftheseunits on each slde of the machine is effected through the controlsystem. shown in Fig. 8.- The. conduit 61 leads in each case to a rotarycontrolqvalvc 62 which is adapted to admit fluid pressure from a source63 to the conduit 61, and exhaust fluid from the same if desired. The

two valves 62 are connected by means of a link 64 to be operated bymeans of. a common hand lever 65. This system of control may be appliedsimply to the pairs of units themselves, or to the entire machine, itbeing possible through-this means to. elfectthe simultaneous operationof all of the fastening units.v For the sake of clarity, and alsobecause the particular location of the com- I pressed air, conduitsforms no part ofthe present invention, the system of Fig. 8 is. notshown on Fig. 1, itsconnection with the machine being indicated in Fig..1 by the dotted lines. I

As stated in the beginning, this embodiment of any invention is adapted.particularly to operate to secure together metallic railway ties andrails.

alined and leveledf on suitable supports four such means being shown-inFigs. [9 to a 12 and 13 of thedrawings... In Fig. 9 the clips areshownas having an integral lip .66,

According to the. method practised byv me, the rails are first spaced atintervals as shown in .Fig. 13,

these supports preferably being metallic ties'posi-tioned by hand andblocked upor bedded infinal positionin earth or concrete as the case maybe. Thesesuppo-rts are percarries one or more fastening clips 49 at Theclipsmay be held Withinthe slots against adjustment by any suitablemeans,-

formed on each'branch of the. U. In Fig. 11 awedge block 67 is used.This is the form Iprefer, and whenthisiis used the lateral extendingclaws 27 are provided with a recess 68 (Fig. 7) on theirinner engagingfaces to accommodate the wedge. Any other projecting part in connectionwith"the fas-' tening or the tie and rail may be accommodated inlike-manner. In Fig. lOis used a spring heldclip 69 of the form shown,the holes through whichthe clips are passed being somewhat larger thanis necessary to accommodate the clip, and a strong clip 69 having itsoutturned ends projecting through the holes, and supporting the clip 49by its underlying body. In Fig. 12 ordinary wedges are used, one of thembeing shown asprovided with a heelv piece 70 for the purpose of,effecting removal for subsequent use if desired.

Now assuming that a metallic .tie thus laid beneath a track is in aproper position, and that the machine is upon the track, and has beenadjusted by means of'the rods 22' 3 and the hand-wheels 20 to properoperative position, by moving the. lever associated with the tie liftingdevices on opposite sides I of the machine, the motorsBl may be operatedtolower the tie lifting claws, and the machine having been positioned.correctly, the claws will go down, a transverse pair on each side ofeach end of the tie. similarly operating the motor 45, the rods 28 mayberotated and the claws moved l'at-' erally .to engage the tie beneath itsupper" flanges. Thereupon by moving the lever 65 connected with themotors 31 in the reversev direction, the tie so clasped may be .haps 10to 16% feet apart. The intermediate .ties are'then-laid beneath therails at the proper intervals and inth'e proper number to support therails. .Each of; these ties '75 each end, the clips being projectedthrough apertures or slots previously formed.

Then by.

lifted into engagement with the'under side of the rails and. held there.By varying the (Fig. 4;) underlies a clip 49,. thus pressing,

the clip upwardly and firmly into engagementwithwthe under side of thetop tie flange. Thereupon by movement of the con- .trol lever 65connected with the unitsofthe';

rail fastening device S on one or both sides of the machine, motivefluid may be 'admitted tothe upper ends ofmotor cylinders 59, and thetoggle fastening means l6 moved laterally to crimp down the ends of theclips 49 on the rail flange. It is to be noted that this crimpingaction, though. efie'cted by lateral movementof roller 53 on the lowerend of lever d6, is efiected by pressure in a substantially verticaldirection in the line of the toggle lever e6, the'action beingessentially a wedging or toggle action between the claws 27 holding theparts to gether and the upper pivot of the member e6 on the frame 47.Through suitable throttling action secured through the valve 62,

e or other variation of the pressure of the source63, the force appliedto the driving or crimping of the end 53 of the member l6 maybe madeanything desired. This action having been completed, the motors 59 maybe operated to return the members 46 to normal position shown in Fig.4:, and the motors l-5'and 31 respectively to disengage and lift theclaws 27 from the plane of the ties, whereupon the machine may move toperform the same operation upon the next succeeding tie. It is to benoted thatsince the fastening members 46 and their operating connectionsnormally lie above-the plane of the ties,there is no obstruction ofmotion from them. I b I Compressedair operation renders the operationvboth cheap and reliable, it being possible to obtain compressed airthrough the use of any standard air equipment for,

' air brake systems. Such a source may be used, or else a special sourcemay be installed upon the machine. On the other hand if desired, I maysubstitute electrical and other power for compressed air, using a directmotor drive. So also only one side of the machine may be operated at atime. if desired, and as many only of the claws 27 may be used as arenecessary. 7

For the purpose of securing to ties and clips of the form shown, two ofthe claws 27 at diagonally opposite points may be used I alone withadvantage, the rail being thus stillsupported from each side on a linemakmg an acute angle wlth its vertical plane "and the support beingtherefore symmetrithe claws 27 may be changedto meet any specialcondition as respects the form of tie callyapplied. Furthermore the formof orclip used. Forms other than those shown .of course, and not relatedthereto are not the subjectof my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim and desire tosecure byLetters Pat'- ent,'is:. I v

1. In a machine ofv the character described, a main framehaving trackwheels,

an auxiliary frame adjustable with respect thereto and carried thereby,and a fastening holder and fastening driving devices to- I gethercooperatively associated and carried onsaid. auxiliary frame. I

2. In a m'achine of thef character described, a'main, frame havingt'rack wheels, an. auxiliary frame carried thereby and adjustable forgage with respect thereto,-a rail securing -mechanism carried therebyand adapted to simultaneously operate, on fas- I' teners on oppositesides of the rail, and a tie, lifting deviceadapted to lift a tieinto-en gagement with a rail or rails of the trackand position the samefor' the operation of said rail securing mechamsm.

3. In a machine of the character'de SGllbGCl, a mam frame having trackWheelsand axles, an auxiliary truck frame sup-' I ported directly onsaid axles,andadjustable adjusting said auxiliary frame vertically,

and means for adjusting said frame laterally- 5. In a machine of thecharacterfde scribed, a mainframe, an auxiliary frame supported insubstantially fixed angular re lation thereto, a rail securing mechanismcarried by said auxiliary frame, means for adjusting said auxiliaryframe vertically and means for adjusting said framelaterally in eachcase without disturbing the angular relation of the same withrespect tothe main truck frame. J

'6. In a machine of the character described, a main frame having a pairof axles with track wheels an auxiliary frame, bearmgs on whichsaidauxiliary frame is supported from the axles'independently of saidmain frame, a rail securing mechanism car-' ried by said auxiliaryframe, and means connected with the main frame for] adjusting saidauxiliary frame laterally on said, axles.

I 7. In a machine of the characterdescribed, a main frame having a pairof axles with track wheels and 'auxillary frame,

hearings on which saidauxiliary' frame is I supported from the axlesindependently of said main frame, a rail securing mechanism carried bysaid auxiliary frame, and means for adjusting said auxiliary framevertically with respect to said bearings independently of the said mainframe. I

scribed, a supporting frame, apair of axles on which the said frame issupported, wheels on the axles adapted to traverse atrackway, ara1l-secur1ngmechan1sm carried by said I I 8. In a a machine of thecharacter de- I claws carried by the frame, means for operating saidclaws into and out of the plane of said relation, a pair of railsecuring devices 7 adapted to secure rails to transverse ties beneaththem, one located on each side of a vertical longitudinal plane passingthrough a rail when the machine is in operation, common means foroperating said securing devices simultaneously to fasten a tie tooppositesides of a rail, and associated clamping means to holdrail andtie together during the-operation of the securing means.

' .23. In a machine of the character described, a frame adapted to besupported from and above in gaged relation to and moved along atrackway, without disturbing said relation, a pair of separateddepending I rail securing devices adapted to secure'rails totransversely extending ties beneath them, one located on each side of avertical longitudinal plane passing through a. rail when the machine isin operation, common means for operating said securing devicessimultaneously to fasten a tie to opposite sides of a rail, and aclamping device associated with each rail securing device and arrangedto hold the rail and tie together during the securing operation.

' 24:. In a machine of the character described, a frame adapted to besupported from above, in gaged relation to and moved along a trackway, areciprocably operating rail securing device adapted to secure rails ,totransverselyextending ties beneath them operatively supported from saidframe together with an independently'supported approximately verticallyreciprocable operating member connected therewith, and means forreciprocating the said operating member in normal operation to operatethe said fastening device.

25. In a machine of the character described, a frame adapted to besupported from above, in gaged relation to and moved along a trackway, arail securing device operatively supported from said frame and having avertically reciprocating operating member connected therewith, saidsecuring device being adapted to be given a normal operating positionbeside and adjacent to a rail, means for lowering thesaid device to saidoperating position and raising it therefrom at will, and means forreciprocating said operating member in normal operation to operate thesecuring device when the sameis in operating position.

about its pivot to scribed, a frame adapted to be supported 26. In a'machine; of the character de-* from above in gaged relation to, andmoved along a. trackway, a rail securing. device adapted to secure railsto transversely ex tending ties beneath them supported from said frameand comprising a lever. pivoted at one endvto thesaid frame, and adaptedat its other end to operate upon a fastener at the base of the railfandindependently. supported operating means connected with said leveradjacent its engaging end and adapted in normal operation to swing thesaidlever perform a securingoperation on afastening. 4 27. In a machineof the character" described, aframe adapted to'be supported from above,in gaged relation to, and moved along a trackway, a rail" securingdevice supported from. said frame adapted to secure rails totransversely extending tiesbeneath them, and comprising a toggle levermechanismconnected at one end to the frame and having its otherendadapted to operate upon a fastening at the base of the rail, andoperating means connected with ice at one end to the frame,and havingit's other end adapted to operate upon a fastening at the base of therail, the line of the toggle when extended being normal to the head ofthe fasteningand base of.the rail, and operating means connected withsaid toggle device for making and breaking: said toggle in normaloperation to cause the en gaging end of the same to perform a securingoperation on'afastening.

' 29. In a machine of the character de-' scribed, a frame adaptedto besupported from above, in gaged relation to, and moved along a trackway,a rail securing device for securing rails to transversely extending tiesbeneath them arranged to exert vertical pressure on a fastener atthebase of a rail when laterally moved, a vertically moving scribed, aframe adaptedlto be supported 13? from above, in gaged relation to, andmoved along a trackway, a tie clip crimpingdevice carried by said frameand comprising a vertically extending lever, theupper end of whichis'pivoted to saidframe, and the lower end of which is provided with anengaging surface operating in a horizontal plane and adapted in normaloperation to crimp a rail clip through lateral movement about the saidpivot and pressure exerted in the direction of its length, and powermultiplying mechanism connecting with said lever near its lowerend toimpart in the normal operation of the machine lateral motion thereto forthe crimping action.

31. In a. machine of the character described, a frame adapted to besupported from above, in gaged relation to, and moved along a trackway,a tie clip crimping device carried by said frame adapted to secure railsto transversely extending ties beneath them and comprising a verticallyextending lever, the upper end of which is pivoted to said frame, andthe lower end of which is provided with'an engaging surface operating ina horizontal plane and adapted to crimp a rail clip through lateralmovement about the said pivot and pressure ex erted in the direction ofits length, a power multiplying lever connected with said crimping levernear its lower end, a reciprocating motor, and a" link connecting saidmotor to said lever.

'82. In a machine of the character described, a frame adapted tobesupported from, in gaged relation to, andmoved along a trackway, and atie lifting mechanism adapted to lift into contact with the undersidesof rails transversely extending ties'beneath them, together with meansfor ad justing said mechanism bodily vertically to and from the road bedindependently of the tie lifting operation.

33. Ina machine ofthe character described, a frame adapted to besupported from, in gaged relation to, and moved along a trackway, and atie lifting mechanism adapted to lift into contact with the under-.sides of rails transversely extending ties beneath them, together withmeans for shifting the tie mechanism horizontally toward and from thevertical plane of; the

rail independently of the tie lifting operation. i

34:. In a machine of the character described, a main truck frame, a pairof independently horizontally adjustable auxiliary frames mountedthereon one on each side of the frame, and a. railsecuring mechanismcarried by each of said frames whereby said mechanisms may beindependently adjusted to gage.

35. In a machine of the character described, a main truck frame, tielifting devices one at each side of said main truck frame, means foradjusting said tie lifting devices toward and from each other, and an adustablecommon operating connection between said tie lifting deviceswhereby said devicesmay'be simultaneously moved into and out ofoperating position. i

36.. In a machine. of the character de scribed, a main truck frame, anda clip crimping mechanism carried thereby and comprising a verticallyextending lever piv-.

oted to the frame at its upper end and havvertical lon itudinal planepassing through a rail when the machine is in operation, and commonmeans for reciprocating said devices simultaneously to fasten atie tothe op osite side of a rail.

38. In a machine of the character described, a frame adapted to besupported from above, ingaged relation to and moved along thetrackway, arailfastening mechanism supported from the frame and vertically adustable as a whole to and from the road bed, and horizontally adjustabletowardand from the vertical planes of the rails. together with a tielifting mechanism rigidly connected to said rail fastening mechanism andadjustable therewith.

39. In a machine of the character described, a frame adapted to besupported from above, in gaged relation to, and moved along a trackwav,a rail fastening mechanism supported from the frame and verticallyadjustable bodily toward and from the road bed, and a tie'clampingmechanism secured to said rail fastening mechanism and adjustablesimultaneously therewith.

40. Ina machine of the character described, a main truck frame, a pairof independently vertically adjustable auxiliary frames mounted thereonone on each side of the'main truck frame, a rail securing mechanismearned by each of said frames,

and a tie lifting and clamping mechanism associated with each of saidrail securing mechanisms and adjustable therewith, whereby the securingand clamping mechanisms at the opposite sides of the main truck frameare adjustable as a unit independently toward and from the plane of theroad bed. i

41. In a machine of the character described, a main truck frame, a tielifting device one at each side of said main truck frame, and anadjustable common operating connection between said tie lifting deviceswhereby said devices may be simultaneously 5 moved into and out ofoperating position.

' 42. In a machine of the character described, a frame adapted to travelalong the trackway, a tie lifting claw carried by said frame and adaptedto be shifted into en- 10 gagement with a tiebeneath a rail be loweredinto tieengaging position and Copies of this patent may be obtained forcorrespondingly raised with the tie, a motor for shifting said claw toengaging position and an independently controllable power motor forlowering'and raising said claw.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I 7 JAMES B. HOGE.

Witnesses: Y

J. ERIossoN, N. G. CoEN.

and to five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0.

